Cause of Dumpster fire uncertain

September 16, 2009

Aberdeen Fire and Rescue spent nearly an hour and a half at a Dumpster fire Tuesday on the outskirts of Aberdeen. The fire was reported about 12:30 p.m. at the Brown County Landfill Dumpster site at the fairgrounds. The cause isn't known. "It wasn't just a regular Dumpster," said Randy Meister, shift commander at Aberdeen Fire and Rescue. "It was one of those really big ones." Dependable Sanitation was called to dump out the Dumpster, which contained couches, televisions, beds and other larger items that are not supposed to be droppped there. Once the items were spread out, firefighters put out the fire using compressed air foam. There was no damage. "All it did was burn the paint off the Dumpster," Meister said. For video of the fire, check out www.aberdeennews.com.